"retain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

retain verbo

retain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 192
retain control • retain power • retain ownership • retain one's name • retain one's seat • retain one's position • retain one's status • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 39
(4) name, designation
Kolokacji: 2
(5) seat, belt, capital
Kolokacji: 3
(9) memory, sense, consciousness
Kolokacji: 3
2. retain characteristics = zachowaj charakterystyki retain characteristics
  • Although it does receive some state money, the university is privately chartered and retains characteristics of a private institution.
  • The Tibetan breeds in their pure form do retain individual characteristics and heritage, however.
  • It retained tropical characteristics for less than one day before dissipating, but still brought heavy levels of rainfall to the region.
  • How could man as a species progress when there was greater survival value in retaining primitive characteristics?
  • Alberto was able to retain tropical characteristics at an unusually high latitude, up to 53˚N.
  • Although Biya made some efforts to open up the political environment, his regime still retains clear authoritarian characteristics.
  • Some of the people who live in the mountains today retain distinct cultural characteristics.
  • It is found from his observations that the language has retained dominant characteristics of Magadhi.
  • The hurricane retained annular characteristics for about 48 hours before moving over cooler water.
3. retain aspects = zachowaj aspekty retain aspects
4. retain one's texture = zachowywać czyjś tekstura retain one's texture
(13) water, sound, leverage, sodium
Kolokacji: 4
(15) influence, grip, support
Kolokacji: 3
(16) independence, autonomy
Kolokacji: 2
(17) heat, wall, building, warmth
Kolokacji: 4
(18) link, service, contact, weapon
Kolokacji: 4
(20) right, access, privilege
Kolokacji: 3
(28) strength, energy, momentum
Kolokacji: 3
(31) respect, affection
Kolokacji: 2
(32) Ash, deal
Kolokacji: 2
(34) crown, trophy, reputation
Kolokacji: 3
(36) design, layout
Kolokacji: 2
(37) sanity, focus, clarity
Kolokacji: 3
(38) stability, rule, restriction
Kolokacji: 3
(39) nutrient, law, provision
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + retain
Kolokacji: 16
manage to retain • allow to retain • want to retain • try to retain • help retain • ...
retain + preposición
Kolokacji: 33
retain until • retain by • retain under • retain despite • retain for • ...
retain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 23
successfully retain • largely retain • initially retain • generally retain • somehow retain • ...

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